Creative Midlands Events

Creative Midlands Events

Future Poets’ Festival Video

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 03:12 AM PST

The Future Poets' Festival, which we ran on the 4 August 2012, was filmed by Ulfah Arts a creative social enterprise that uses arts and media as tools of social empowerment. The day was curated by a group of 16 – 19 year olds from the West Midlands region and was Project Managed by Amy Martin. Developed by us in partnership with macand Ideas Tap and funded by Clore Duffield Literature and Poetry Awards. The Festival offered a programme of workshops, exhibitions, installations, screenings, games, an open mic and performances from some of the best performance poets in the UK. Featuring PolarBear, John Berkavitch, Jodi Ann Bickley, Al Hutchins, Musa Okwonga, Bohdan Piasecki and Kim Trusty.

You can see the video created by Ulfah Arts here: http://youtu.be/dEzGoq4U6Go?hd=1.

There was also a Storify made of the day, which is here: http://storify.com/amyrozelmartin/future-poets-festival

To follow the progress of the Future Poets' Festival, you can follow the page on Facebook or Twitteror head to the Future Poets' Festival website.

Save the Date! T S Eliot Prize Tour in Birmingham

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 06:45 AM PST

Writing West Midlands is delighted to be hosting this event in partnership with the Poetry Book Society on Thursday 23 May, 7 – 8.30pm at Birmingham Cathedral. As part of a national tour to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the T S Eliot Prize for Poetry, three of the world-class poets who have been shortlisted in recent years will be reading their work, alongside a well-known West Midlands poet. The T S Eliot Prize is one of the world's top poetry awards and was set up by the Poetry Book Society in 1993 in memory of its founding poet.

The poets involved will be announced in Spring 2013.

More details about this event including how to book will be announced in early 2013, please check the event page (ww.writingwestmidlands.org/ai1ec_event/t-s-eliot-prize-tour-in-birmingham/?instance_id=171) for more details soon!

 

Posted by Creative Midlands at 12/12/2012 11:14:00 am

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